Pilot Debrief

MAULE M-5-235C near Soda Springs, ID — 2024-10-01

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Date
2024-10-01
Location
Soda Springs, ID, USA
Airport
U78
Aircraft
MAULE M-5-235C
Registration
N5636D
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing which resulted in a nose over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane with a moderate headwind. During touchdown, the airplane “skipped” over the runway surface, and turned to the left side of the runway. The passenger inadvertently applied brakes and the airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer and wing struts sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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